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Rotala indica
Indian rotala
As recorded: Rotala indica (Willd.) Koehne
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Lythraceae
- Collected by
- Lau, S.K.
- Collector number
- 2815
- Date
- December 14, 1933
- Locality
- Ka Chik Shan and vicinity. (Ch'ang-kiang District)
- Island
- Hainan
- Region
- China
- Identified by
- Merrill, E.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 14, 1933, Lau, S.K. also collected 15 other specimens.
Rotala indica observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1933. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 53 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

2026-10-24
Japan
(c) 日淡好き, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-12
Renkoji 3-Chōme, Tama, Tokyo, JP
(c) kokotora, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-07
Kaohsiung, TW-KH, TW
(c) zxchang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-04
棚沢, 厚木市, 神奈川県, JP
(c) memo_1, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-25
本州, 三田市, 兵庫県, JP
(c) oyamia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-24
日本、〒371-0852 群馬県前橋市総社町総社2718−2
(c) Masaaki Kobayashi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Rotala indica. BISH 157507. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956291123. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/157507.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956291123 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
